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Home Capital says unnamed party plans to buy C$1.5b in mortgages

Home Capital Group Inc said on Tuesday a third party intends to buy up to C$1.5 billion (S$1.54 billion) in mortgages.

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[BENGALURU] Home Capital Group Inc said on Tuesday a third party intends to buy up to C$1.5 billion (S$1.54 billion) in mortgages.

The third party has indicated its non-binding intention to buy as much as C$1 billion in uninsured mortgages and to buy, or accept, commitments for up to C$500 million in insured mortgages, the company said.

"This is another step forward in the company's efforts to restore confidence in our operations," Board Chair Brenda Eprile said in a statement.

Depositors have withdrawn more than three-fourths from Home Capital's high-interest savings account and the company has been charged by the regulator of misleading the investors. The company expects the balance in its high-interest savings account (HISA) to fall to about C$146 million on Tuesday from C$192 million on Monday, it said.

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Home Capital has become a rare Canadian financial institution to face a run on its deposits at a time when Ontario, Canada's biggest province, has taken a series of measures to cool its red-hot housing market.